EMD SW600
American diesel switcher locomotive
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Power output | 600 hp (450 kW)) |
| Tractive effort | 49,500 lb (22,500 kg) |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Locale | United States |
The EMD SW600 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1954 and January 1962. Power was provided by an EMD 567C 6-cylinder engine, which generated 600 horsepower (450 kW).[1]
Original owners
15 examples of this model were built for American railroads and industrials.
| Road | Quantity | Road number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLouth Steel | 2 | 8–9 | |
| Northern Indiana Public Service Company | 1 | 4 | |
| Chicago and North Western Railway | 2 | 1280–1281 | |
| Detroit Edison Company | 1 | 213 | |
| Texas Company (“Texaco”) | 1 | 23 | |
| Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company | 1 | 512 | |
| Shell Oil Company | 1 | 9 | |
| Gulf Oil Company | 1 | 9 | |
| Philadelphia Electric Company | 1 | 30 | |
| Clinchfield Coal Company | 1 | 100 | |
| Marathon Southern Corporation | 1 | 1 | |
| Arizona Public Service Company | 1 | 1 | |
| Public Service Company of Colorado | 1 | 15-1 | |
| Total | 15 |
See also
References
- ^ Foster, Gerald L. (1996). A field guide to trains of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 10, 14. ISBN 0-395-70112-0.
- Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 978-0-89024-026-7.
- A J Kristopans GM Locomotive Serial Number Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20141012110456if_/http://utahrails.net/ajkristopans/SWITCHERS201Aand567.php#sw600
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